{"product_id":"brewing-barley-wines-origins-history-and-making-them-at-home-today-9781510766938","title":"Brewing Barley Wines: Origins, History, and Making Them at Home Today","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor Craft Beer Drinkers and Homebrewers Alike\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From early English origins to modern American examples like Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot and Rogue's XS Old Crustacean, barley wines are a favored style among homebrewers and craft beer drinkers alike. In \u003ci\u003eBrewing Barley Wines\u003c\/i\u003e, widely respected beer and brewing writer Terry Foster presents the history and development of the style as well as the guidance and expertise necessary to successfully homebrew it yourself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book opens with an exploration of the definition of the style from its murky past to somewhat arbitrary modern standards. Foster explores the style guidelines given by the Brewers Association (BA) and the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) and finds them to be narrow, even faulty, showing that many beers not designated as barley wines­--including some stock ales, Scotch ales, wheat wines, and even double IPAs--can be said to fit the style. Foster then goes on to give a history of barley wine, which saw its first specifically labeled commercial example as recently as 1903, but which has been produced for centuries under a variety of names. Originally an English style, barley wines were not generally brewed in America until the rise of craft brewing in the late twentieth century. But having cemented a foothold in the New World, with many craft breweries having at least one featured example and sometimes several, barley wines are now rarely produced by British brewers due to heavy taxation on strong beers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Foster then examines the ingredients used in barley wines as well as best practices and procedures for brewing them, including how to create and successfully manage the high-gravity worts required for making these beers. Finally, Foster provides a collection of sixty recipes showcasing the variety and range of ingredients explored in the book with detailed instructions for making them at home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrewing Barley Wines\u003c\/i\u003e belongs in the library of every craft beer drinker or homebrewer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Foster\u003c\/b\u003e was born and educated in London and holds a PhD in organic chemistry from the London University. He started brewing some sixty years ago and has been brewing at home ever since. He has written for several magazines, including \u003ci\u003eZymurgy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll About Beer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Brewer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBrew Your Own\u003c\/i\u003e. Terry is the author of\u003ci\u003e Brewing Porters and Stouts\u003c\/i\u003e, also from Skyhorse Publishing; \u003ci\u003ePale Ale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePorter\u003c\/i\u003e in Brewers Publications' Classic Beer Styles series; several pieces appearing in \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Companion to Beer, \u003c\/i\u003e edited by Garrett Oliver; and of a regular Techniques column for \u003ci\u003eBrew Your Own\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently the brewing consultant at Brewport, a brewpub in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and lives in nearby Stratford.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911446139154,"sku":"9781510766938","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_da7db406-9178-4300-a18b-928992be03ab.jpg?v=1738742188","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/brewing-barley-wines-origins-history-and-making-them-at-home-today-9781510766938","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}